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1 HGAC Fall Planning Workshop Our Healthy Communities Bayou Greenway Harris /Greater Houston Area Roksan Okan-Vick, FAIA, Executive Director Houston Parks Board Brays Bayou Greenway Courtesy: Houston Parks Board

2 Bayou Greenways Continuous parks & trails along our bayous Brays Bayou Greenway Courtesy: Harris Co. Flood Control District

3 Balance Freeways & Cars Lake Houston Houston Ship Channel Galveston Bay

4 with Bayou Greenways Lake Houston Houston Ship Channel Repositioning the Region for the 21 st Century Galveston Bay

5 Cypress Creek Courtesy: Jim Robertson, Cypress Creek Greenway Project

6 Buffalo Bayou Courtesy: SWA

7 Little Blue Heron Brays Greenway Courtesy: Greg Lavaty

8 Keith Wiess Park Halls Bayou Wet-Bottom Detention Ponds

9 Courtesy: Harris Flood Control District HALLS BAYOU

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11 Courtesy: Kevin Shanley

12 Bayou Greenway Initiative Harris / Greater Houston Area Scope: 1. Completing continuous green ribbons & trails 2. Along 10 major bayous, and 3. Acquiring additional greenspaces for future park /detention/ water quality Brays Bayou Association

13 Bayou Greenways Source: Arthur C. Comey, Houston, Tentative Plans for Its Development Montrose Heights White Oak CBD Buffalo Rice Hermann Park Brays

14 Spring Cypress Greens Halls White Oak Hunting Buffalo Brays Sims Armand Bayou Greenways Clear

15 Montgomery Liberty Harris Waller Ft. Bend Galveston Parts of the greenways are complete Brazoria

16 Montgomery Liberty Harris Waller Ft. Bend Galveston The vision is to complete all Brazoria

17 Montgomery Liberty Harris Waller Ft. Bend Galveston There are many major existing large parks along the Greenways Brazoria

18 Montgomery Liberty Harris Waller Ft. Bend Galveston The vision is to add many more Brazoria

19 Montgomery Liberty Harris Waller Ft. Bend Galveston Parts of the trails along the Greenways are complete Brazoria

20 Montgomery Liberty The vision is to complete all Waller Ft. Bend Cost : $480 million 5,000 more equitably distributed acres Double the trails to 300 miles Brazoria Galveston

21 Impact 1.9 million people live within 1.5 mile of the 10 bayous 1.3 million of those inside City limits

22 Key to a Healthy Region By Dr. John Crompton Key benefits -- most of which we quantified 1. Physical & mental health $ 77.1 million/year Recreational Use Value Health Care Cost Savings Urban Cohesion 2. Environmental health $ 22.5 million/year Air Quality & Enhanced Bicycle Use Flood/Runoff Reduction & Water Quality Ecosystem Services 3. Economic health $ 17.5 million/year Enhanced Property Tax Base Retiree Retention & Relocation Company & Talent Retention & Relocation -wide annual benefits City-wide annual benefits $117.1 million/year $ 70.3 million/year

23 $275 million Outside City $205 million Inside City Financing Strategy $480 million -- Breakdown

24 Montgomery Liberty $275 Harris million Outside City Waller $205 million Inside City Ft. Bend Galveston MUD Partnerships Brazoria

25 Montgomery Liberty $275 million Outside City Waller $205 million Inside City Ft. Bend Galveston & other City Partnerships Jacinto City, Galena Park, Jersey Village, Aldine, etc Brazoria

26 Within City Limits $205 million Up to 2,000 more equitably distributed acres Double the trails to 150 miles

27 Public-Private Partnership Strategy: 1. Include $100 million for Houston s Bayou Greenways in PARKS bond election in Nov Raise the $105 million balance with matching private and other public funds 3. Complete in 7 to 10 years $205 million

28 On 11/6/12, Houston voted YES on Proposition B With a compelling margin of 68% for $166 M parks bond including $100 M for Houston s Bayou Greenways

29 There is unlikely to be any other investment in the Region that will: 1. Transform the Region s image 2. Provide equitable parks and recreation amenities 3. Make the region #1 for off-street trails 4. Provide new jobs 5. Keep the citizens, environment, and economy healthy Thank you! Brays Bayou Association

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